Across
- 3. a formal,legal relationship between a couple
- 4. when a marriage has legally ended
- 7. one man married to one woman
- 10. a family in which the father has authority
- 12. the marriage of one woman, to more than one husband at the same time
- 14. tracing descent through the mother's line
- 15. related to someone by blood
- 17. siblings/children living by themselves. Usually the elder sibilings take care of the younger ones
- 18. tracing descent through the father's line
- 19. a family comprising of more than the nuclear family
- 22. the money awarded by the court to the spouse
Down
- 1. when a couple separates formally in a court of law
- 2. a family which lives with the father's family
- 5. a family of two parents and their children living together
- 6. a family headed by a mother
- 8. the cancellation of a marriage that is not legal
- 9. when a spouse enters into a marriage while still legally married to someone else
- 11. where one or both parents have children from a previous relationship, but they have combined to form a family
- 13. the passing of assests or goods from someone who has died to others
- 16. sexual relations between close members of a family
- 20. the marriage of one man, to more than one wife at the same time
- 21. the position or rank of someone